Edgar Filing: Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

ADAMS STREET PARTNERS LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CRVS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE NORTH WACKER, SUITE 2200

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2016

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15

03/22/2016

30,000

⁽¹⁾

03/22/2026

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

30,000

See Footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ADAMS STREET PARTNERS LLC ONE NORTH WACKER, SUITE 2200 CHICAGO, IL 60606		X

Signatures

/s/ Sara Robinson Dasse		03/24/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The underlying shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable as to one-third (1/3rd) of the shares subject to the option on each annual anniversary measured from March 22, 2016, subject to Reporting Person's continued service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date.
(2)	This option was granted to Elisha P. Gould, a director of Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. who is a partner of Adams Street Partners, LLC. Adams Street Partners, LLC is the managing member of the general partner of the general partners of each of Adams Street 2011 Direct Fund LP, Adams Street 2012 Direct Fund LP, Adams Street 2013 Direct Fund LP and Adams Street 2014 Direct Fund LP (such funds collectively, the "Funds"). By agreement with the Funds, Mr. Gould is deemed to hold the option for the benefit of the Funds. (Continued in Footnote 3)
(3)	The option may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Adams Street Partners, LLC. Adams Street Partners, LLC and Thomas S. Bremner, Jeffrey T. Diehl, Elisha P. Gould, Robin Murray, David S. Welsh and Michael R. Zappert, each of whom is a partner of Adams Street Partners, LLC (or a subsidiary thereof), disclaim beneficial ownership of the option except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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